How it works
In this animal pregnancy baby shower game guests guess how long 36 animals carry their young, from about 16 days for a golden hamster to about 22 months for an African bush elephant.
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Play ten, then print the guessing sheet
Tap a length and the page marks it and quotes its sources. The score card after the tenth question shows Print question sheet: 20 questions, each with four lengths. Print answer key is under More options on that card. One choice is right, so there is no nearest guess to argue over.
Four rounds
Pets and farm animals come first, then zoo animals, then surprises such as the walrus and the aardvark. The last round names four animals and asks which is pregnant the longest. The Round menu, under More options, keeps a sheet to one round.
Tips
- The lengths are averages, rounded to weeks or months. The reason under each answer gives the days the sources list.
Questions and answers
How do you play the animal pregnancy game at a baby shower?
Give each guest a sheet and a pen. For each animal, guests circle how long they think it is pregnant. The host reads out the answer key, and the guest with the most right answers wins.
Which animal is pregnant the longest?
Of the 36 in this game, the African bush elephant, at about 22 months. Its Wikipedia article calls that the longest of any mammal. The orca follows at about 17 months, then the walrus and the black rhinoceros at about 15.
Which animal has the shortest pregnancy?
Of the animals in this game, the golden hamster, at about 16 days. Its Wikipedia article calls that the shortest of any known placental mammal.
Where do the lengths come from?
From Wikipedia's list of mammalian gestation durations and the article on each animal, both read on October 2, 2026. An animal whose two pages disagreed was left out. The game is about animals only.